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Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Apple A9

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Overview Summary of the performance analysis

(Values indicate percentile scores for the processors in each group)

CPU Performance	12 41
GPU Performance	17 90
Memory	18 2
Multimedia	14 81
Connectivity	31 45

Compare between Apple A9 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 to find out which processor has better technical specifications and performance. Check out the detailed comparison results and benchmark scores below to decide which devices are best for you - mobiles with Apple A9 or with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.

Specifications

General Hide

Brand	Apple	Qualcomm
Device types	Smartphones	Smartphones
Launch date	Sep 2015	Nov 2015
Chipset	Apple A9	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Central Processor (CPU) Hide

Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
No. of Cores	2	4
CPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	1850 MHz	2150 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Cache (L1)	128 KB	NA
Cache (L2)	3 MB	NA
Cache (L3)	4 MB	NA

Graphics (GPU) Hide

Brand	PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency (Clock Speed)	650 MHz	1866 MHz
Execution Units	6	2
Shading Units	192	256
Vulkan Version	1.1	1.1
OpenCL Version	1.2	2.0
Directs Version	11	12
API Support	DirectX 12	DirectX 12
Performance FP32 (float)	NA	498 GFLOPS

Memory Hide

Frequency	1333 MHz	624 MHz
Bus	2x16 Bit	4x16 Bit
Bandwidth (max.)	14.9 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Capacity (max.)	4 GB	8 GB

Connectivity Hide

Modem Name	Qualcomm MDM9645M	Snapdragon X12 LTE
4G band support	Yes	Yes
5G band support	No	No
Download Speed	450 Mbps	600 Mbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps
WiFi	4	5
Wi-Fi - LTE Concurrency support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	4.2	4.1
USB support	Yes	Yes
GPS	NA	Yes

AI Support Hide

GPU	PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 530

Camera Support Hide

Single Camera Resolution	32 MP	NA

Multimedia Hide

Neural Processor (NPU)	Apple M9	Hexagon 680
Screen Resolution (max.)	1920 X 1080	3840 x 2160
Storage	NVMe	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1
Camera Resolution (max.)	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	28
Video Capture	4K@30FPS	4K @ 30FPS
Video Playback	4K@30FPS	4K @ 60FPS
Video Codecs support	H.264, H.265	H.264, H.265
Audio Codecs support	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV